Power and Empire Chapter 2884: Chungok City

The spring rain transformed from the winter snow was long and turned into a huge sullen smoke and dust scattered over the Southwest Basin. The warm and humid climate in the basin began to warm up, and the wind blowing across the street engulfed the rain on the face, not so The cold, only a kind of coldness of spring is spreading

On the river wharf, all kinds of ships are close to each other almost end to end. People who come and go on the wharf can clearly find the figures of merchants from the Western Continent. These merchants hurriedly grabbed the West. As soon as the mainland rivers thaw, the goods from China and Bahia that had been hoarded for a whole winter were shipped back to China to compete for the greatest profit from these precious goods

Since the Empire signed a trade agreement with the Southwest Dragon Family, the number of imperial chambers of commerce that opened branches in the Southwest has reached 57, involving two to three thousand merchants, of which Chuangok City, the most prosperous southwestern city, has the largest number of people. Chuan Gok City is located at the intersection of the two largest rivers in the southwest. It is also the transportation core of the Great Southwest Basin in Yimapingchuan. It is naturally an area where chambers of commerce gather. Imperial merchants can be regarded as a big power in Chuan Gok City. They not only bought houses, Moreover, a certain scale of settlement was formed. The front door of the Chamber of Commerce was crowded with people, and all kinds of goods from the Western Continent were available. Imperial merchants had habitually turned this residential area into a trading center in Chuan Valley

According to the agreement between the Empire and the Southwest Dragon Family, the trade zone where the imperial merchants are located is also the only place in Chuangu City that can be traded at night. It is not restricted by the curfew law issued by the Dragon Family for a long time. , The other entertainments in Chuangu Town are also close here, three tiles and two houses, softly chanting and talking, even in the middle of the night, the lively places will not be reduced to the half of the day

The only thing that has changed is that the number of Yingying and Yanyan has decreased a lot recently, and the impassioned after being drunk has become much more impassioned. After all, the war in Yanzhou in the north involves the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of children in the southwest. At this time, all night fun, After all, someone will poke the spine secretly, but if you get drunk and scold a westerner here, you can get a lot of cheers

The reason is very simple, that is, if it weren't for the Westerners to give the Thunder God of the Yelu Family, the Yelu Family would never dare to attack Yanzhou even if they were 17 or eight courageous! All these are troubles caused by Westerners!

In front of these people from the Western Continent, the Southwesterners are finally arrogant, and there are some prominent families in the Southwest who know little about the Falcon Empire, and even clamor that the Falcon Empire is just a country where merchants have risen. Even if it is strong, it is not strong. Go there, you know! In our country, the merchant is the lowest occupation. Even a mud-legged farmer with his sleeves rolled up can point and curse at the richest merchant! The other party also lowered their heads to admit that, and only if you Xibaran had no knowledge, would you regard these low-ranking people as treasures. I heard that in the Falcon Empire, there are even merchants who have obtained knighthoods. It's really black and white! An elder of a distinguished family, after getting drunk, said that the Gaul Empire that had been beaten up in those days lost his helmet and unloaded his armor. These Westerners who had beaten them did not even look at the mountains in the southwest. In exchange for the full cheering, no one cared. , The Gaul Empire has been destroyed, replaced by another powerful empire, the Falcon Empire, not all countries in the Western Continent, has it changed its name, even its essence!

Fortunately, the imperial merchants have become accustomed to low-profile wealth, letting the pride of the people of Central and Biyadh, anyway, as long as there is money to make, low-key is nothing!

Only these days, this situation has gradually changed. For the defense of Yanzhou, the Long family has continuously mobilized materials and troops from the southwest. Among them, ordnance is the main focus, almost all of which are taken over by the imperial merchants. The imperial weapons are sharp and excellent, and the armor is strong. , It is also accompanied by a large number of various short-term equipment. Although the southwest is the nest of the Western Army for many years, because of the lack of large iron ore, its ordnance forging has always been subject to the Central and Bian court. ?　W.suimeng.lā is also a killer of the Zhongbian court to contain the Long Family. It is with the influx of imperial weapons that the Long Family has the confidence to talk to the court, with more than one hundred thousand weapons. , Involving more than one million yuan of funds, accounting for almost 80% of the Long’s income in the southwest.

It can be said that 80% of the tax in the Southwest has all fallen into the pockets of the imperial merchants who have always been despised. Watching these Westlanders who make a lot of money, they will be full of boats and cars. The goods from China and Bahrain were transported back. No one in the entire southwest was jealous. Before, the Long Family Family Longyang suppressed it, and the Yanzhou war was about to start. Naturally, no one dared to jump out, but now it’s different. The Yelu Family cut off. With the connection between Yanzhou and the Southwest, the Long Family’s tens of thousands of troops were trapped in Beijing, and the powerful Western Army’s Fifth Banner collapsed at Qinglan Fort. Who knows what the outcome of this Yanzhou battle will be! There was even news that the Dragon’s family attacked the court angels in the Falcon Empire, and the Falcon Empire personally confirmed the truth of the news.

Everyone with a discerning eye can see that the empire has made it clear that it will not interfere in the muddy waters of the Yanzhou battle. The grassland army is immediately on the offensive, pushing down several barriers around Yanzhou in succession. The Long Family Whether Patriarch Long Yang can return from Shangjing, only God knows! Even if they could really come back, under the shadow of Yanzhou's fiasco, the Long Family could still be the Long Family who had made a decision in the Southwest!

The battle of Yanzhou broke not only the China-Bialand situation, but also the foundation of the Long family for decades in the southwest. A dozen or so days ago, the court issued a decree, and the military cabinet ranked fourth by Chen Dongyang and Wenchen. The minister Lu Ke, who is well-known for China's harshness, and Li Long, who is now in the limelight, entered the Southwest from the Southwest Third Road as investigators. At the same time, some personnel changes related to this matter have been ordered from the court of China. Released, although these personnel orders have not yet touched the roots of the Long Family, most of the areas involved are in the southwest throat. If the order is fully implemented, although the southwest cannot be said to have been controlled by the court, at least there will be Quite control

The Long Family was swayed by wind and rain, and the court broke up. Most prominent families in the southwest were watching the situation.

For ordinary Southwesterners, investigations, appointments and transfers are nothing more than talks after dinner. Only the tens of thousands of children of the Western Army brought by the Long Family are related to them. Not many people feel that the sky in the southwest is changing!

Chuangu City is the hub of the southwest region, where the north and the south meet. It is naturally also the focus of the investigation of the court. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, at this moment, it will be lifted up at once. The Long Family is not reliable. ! The Chaotang entered the Southwest through a three-way investigation. Along the way, it has already assumed that the Southwest will be brought under the jurisdiction of the Chaotang again. Because of the Yanzhou War, the Southwest Dragon’s family has not been too involved in this situation for the time being. More response,

Chen Dongyang, who has been demoted for a year because of the embarrassing negotiations with the empire, stands in a pavilion in the inner city of Chuangu City in a red robe representing the identity of the investigator. In the cabinet, what are you talking about with a few prominent families in Chuangu Town,

"My lord, if you want to find evidence of the Long family's rebellion, the younger one thinks there must be a place!"

A middle-aged man wearing a black robes and a white face without a beard stood up from his seat and said respectfully to Chen Dongyang, "The Long Family has collusion with the Falcon Empire in the Western Continent. This is the entire southwestern capital. It is well known that the Long Family even shielded these foreign businessmen from smuggling weapons, building docks, and establishing large-scale commercial and trade centers for their own self-interest. It would make a thousand-year-old river valley city, stupefied to make the city full of low-class merchants. In the past year, most of the Long Family’s ordnance were bought from these foreign merchants, as well as the refined iron grains purchased directly from the Falcon Empire, even more so. Such unscrupulous private purchase of weapons is not treason!"

"Long Family is the commander of the Western Army, and purchasing ordnance is within its scope of authority. This is really nothing! What I want is real evidence!"

Chen Dongyang waved his hand calmly and interrupted the middle-aged man’s conversation. These guys have eaten too much, and even agitated themselves to move the merchants of the Falcon Empire, really as if he was a year ago. Chen Dongyang, the Falcon Empire has an agreement with the Southwest Dragon Family, and the Falcon Empire has more than 20,000 troops stationed on the southwest border. If there is a turmoil, it may be a situation where the army is suppressing the border. How powerful is the fighting power of the Emperor. I have personally experienced it outside Linhang. The three-way investigation has made a total of 5,000 guards, and only less than 2,000 are allocated to my side. If the emperor really pressures it, what will my own block! That is to say, these Southwesterners themselves don’t know anything, they want to fool themselves here, want to kill themselves, don’t pull me!

Seeing that Chen Dongyang, the original angel, was not easy to fool, the middle-aged man looked at a few people next to him, hesitated, and said, “Speaking of the conclusive evidence, I don’t know that the Long’s family is in Chuangu City. The branch refers to itself as Long’s Xing Yuan, I wonder if it can be counted?

"Long's family line?"

Chen Dongyang raised his eyebrows, and gently pressed his hand on the stone pillar of the pavilion. This was an unexpected gain. With the power of the Long Family in the southwest, it would not be a big deal to call the branch of the courtyard a yard, but if you get it The court said that that was another matter, because the court had removed Longyang’s Southwest Guardian last year and appointed Song Que of the Southern Song Clan as the Southwest Guardian. In other words, the Southwest is no longer owned by the Long Family. , How can one claim to be a line of rods!

But just this point is still too light. This time, your Majesty can completely pull out the Long Family! The three-way investigator found that Li Long had the foundation of the Li family. There are many officials from the Li family in various places. Li Long is the easiest to achieve results. Another Lu Ke asked, although he chose to enter from the Southwest Zhenglu in a proper way, but Directly pressed to the Long Family Lair, made it clear that the carriages must be aimed at the Long Family, even if there is no achievement, this courage and loyalty that is not afraid of death is enough for your majesty to appreciate him, and in the end it is yourself, because the former flattery The identity of the Zhangwu Army’s commander is most unacceptable by the Southwesterners who are the main body of the Western Army. Along the way, apart from these speculative and watchful locals, even the local officials are reluctant to meet with them.

"Is it just like this?"

Chen Dongyang turned around, looked fiercely at this prominent family in Chuangu City, and said sharply, "I believe that the news that you have come to me must have reached the Long Family by now, that is, if If you don’t move the Long Family down this time, then you are all down! The Long Family has been in the Southwest for decades and what virtues it is. I believe everyone knows well. The Long Family has been in the Southwest for decades. Most of the first officials from all over the world are from The separation of the Western Army naturally flattered me that the Zhangwu Army was not right. It was not enough, that is, the Long Family is currently weak, affected by the Yanzhou Battle and the attack on the court mission, and temporarily unable to control it. Localities, so these local officials only closed one eye for what we did, and did not dare to confront openly. Once the situation became clear, they wanted to look for evidence of the Long’s rebellion in such a blatant manner. It’s not that easy!"

"This..."

Hearing Chen Dongyang’s words, several prominent families in the city couldn’t help but meet their eyes, especially the middle-aged man in a black robe who stood up before, and his eyes turned around. This person was called Wang Taihe. It is the owner of the royal family in the city. The Wang family is the largest landlord in Chuangu City, and even the title of King Half City. One third of the local shops in Chuangu City are owned by thousands of families. Although he is a landlord, he is also the largest merchant in the city. The busy street occupied by the imperial merchants has been coveted for a long time, and I don’t know where the news came from. I know that the angel Chen Dongyang who passed through Kawaguchi Castle this time was banished because of the Falcon Empire a year ago, and it was flattering. Because of the strong background of the master of the military army, I wanted to encourage the investigator to drive away all the imperial merchants, and then spend a small amount of money to take down this area

"If not, please come back!"

Chen Dongyang raised his arm, swiped his gaze over Wang Taihe’s pale and hesitant face, knowing that these guys must be expecting, and he couldn’t help feeling a burst of secret joy. , The reason why I took a fancy to the line of distinguished families in the region is because I am also a general in the army. I don’t know how the Long Family has entered the Southwest for decades, and if the real Southwesterners are concerned, these people have rooted for more than hundreds of years. The noble families in the region, these people have a huge power in the area, and they have been entrenched in the area for more than a hundred years. I don’t know how many people and families depend on these noble families to live their lives. The little wind and grass of the Long family in the southwest may not be known to others, but these ground snakes definitely know

The food and clothing cost of more than 100,000 Western troops, and the preferences of the generals of the army are secretive, for these people, it is not a secret at all

It can even be said that the Long Family's more than 100,000 Western Army has left the support of prominent families in these areas, and even eating is a problem. When the Long Family's vitality is still sufficient, these people are hard to touch fortresses. But once the dragon family's vitality dies, in order to grab the benefits and let the family continue, these people will immediately turn around and look for new backers! The tree fell down and scattered, this sentence is almost invalid for these famous families who have been entrenched for a hundred years.

"My lord, the younger one knows one thing, but I don't know if it's useful." Wang Taihe staggered to the step position, gritted his teeth, and turned around and said, "I heard about IndoMTL.com~ two years ago. The lord of the Long Family, Long Yang, went to the Eagle Empire. Some of the Long Family once mentioned angrily after being drunk

Long Yang was summoned by the Emperor of the Falcon Empire in the Falcon Empire. The Emperor Falcon made it clear that as long as Long Yang was willing, the Empire was willing to fully support the Long Family's self-reliance in the southwest, and then Long Yang was heavily guarded by the Falcon Empire cavalry. After returning, the Falcon Empire merchants quickly increased in the southwest. Even the Long Family allowed the Falcon Empire to send people to build docks and docks on the main waterways. Even on the border, the Falcon Empire began to backlog heavily. If Longyang is not Want to be independent, why should he assist the Falcon Empire to communicate the entire water communication line! "

Chen Dongyang narrowed his gaze into a line. "Meeting with foreign emperors in private, reaching secret agreements, and even secretly communicating with water transportation lines. Although these lines don’t look very good, if they are deliberately connected together, they are said to be rebellious. The evidence is decent, but this time, it was the Falcon Empire who announced that the Dragon’s family had attacked the special envoy!"

"This is what the little one wants to say the most. They attacked the court envoy, and the evidence is solid, colluding with foreign emperors, and privately setting up a water transport route. You must know that the Southwest Waterway can lead directly to it. If the Long Family West Army suddenly In a trouble, it is perfectly possible for the army to reach the city of Linhang within five days." Wang Taihe grinned at the corner of his mouth. This angel made it clear that he was going to destroy the Long Family, so why he hesitated? He told the Long Family every year. I donated so much money, grain and rice, and I haven’t seen the Long Family give him any care. The benefactor has no kindness, so he can’t be regarded as unrighteous. (To be continued.)